Therefore, I am called a courtier, even when I am not at court. From Wordnik.com. [Studies from Court and Cloister: being essays, historical and literary dealing mainly with subjects relating to the XVIth and XVIIth centuries] Reference
In harmony with the polished, pliant nature of the courtier is his elegant. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux] Reference
The courtier is another character suggested by the technical works, and transformed by the genius of Shūdraka. From Wordnik.com. [The Little Clay Cart Mrcchakatika] Reference
He is good metal in the inside, though rough and unscoured without, and therefore hated of the courtier, that is quite contrary. From Wordnik.com. [Microcosmography or, a Piece of the World Discovered; in Essays and Characters] Reference
'They liked James because he was very cerebral and amusing company as well as being rather good looking,' recalls a courtier from that period. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
LAMB: Define the word courtier?. From Wordnik.com. [The Wish for Kings: Democracy at Bay] Reference
'countenances,' arising from an anticipation, by foreglance of the compositor's eye, of the word 'courtier' a few lines below. From Wordnik.com. [Literary Remains, Volume 2] Reference
A courtier is a dedication. From Wordnik.com. [Fables of John Gay (Somewhat Altered)] Reference
( "He recognizes his brothers," says one courtier.). From Wordnik.com. [Calling All Mercedeses] Reference
I should seek a courtier for my companion, not a jester. From Wordnik.com. [Under the Rose] Reference
These were not empty promises; the slave was no courtier. From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers] Reference
Sir Walter Raleigh, an Elizabethan courtier, and so forth. From Wordnik.com. [A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole] Reference
"Your Majesty's orders to break camp --" began the courtier. From Wordnik.com. [Under the Rose] Reference
Oil states have a courtier culture, not a commercial culture. From Wordnik.com. [How To Wage War] Reference
Our courtier thinks that he's preferred, whom every man envies. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy] Reference
Olympias, on another occasion, when a young courtier had married. From Wordnik.com. [Plutarch's Morals] Reference
The anecdote related of Count de Tesse, a celebrated courtier of. From Wordnik.com. [Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce] Reference
He was a courtier; he was secretary to Oropezo, viceroy successively of. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844] Reference
Dutch looked upon the plant it has been more to them than king and courtier. From Wordnik.com. [Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce] Reference
He is not alone, though there is no possibility of confounding the poet with the courtier. From Wordnik.com. [The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851] Reference
A favorite of king and courtier, its use was alike common in the palace and the courtyard. From Wordnik.com. [Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce] Reference
A star fell from her black tresses, but the answer seemed final, and the courtier walked away. From Wordnik.com. [The Motor Girls] Reference
This courtier-like conduct touched the old lady's heart and softened the severe look upon her face. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
But attempts to dismiss the former first secretary as a mere courtier and failed plotter won't wash. From Wordnik.com. [The Third Man by Peter Mandelson] Reference
"You would better jog along more quietly, fool," observed a courtier, warningly, "or you will suffer for it.". From Wordnik.com. [Under the Rose] Reference
Palace, and she contrived that Mr. Marlow should be invited also, though neither by nature or habit a courtier. From Wordnik.com. [The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851] Reference
This word sometimes signifies a chamberlain, courtier, or officer of the king: and so it is taken in this place. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 01: Genesis The Challoner Revision] Reference
He is a handsome man, this Spanish Don, and he bears himself with the airs of a courtier -- when it so pleases him. From Wordnik.com. [Margaret Tudor A Romance of Old St. Augustine] Reference
"Let me pass, and I will not compromise thee, courtier; I will not tell that she was thy niece, and that I am thy son.". From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Attempting to follow Law 24 ( "" play the perfect courtier ''), you might give the ruler your own coat to keep him warm. From Wordnik.com. [The Prince Wants A Word With You] Reference
He gave himself up to pleasure and the pursuit of wealth, resting on his reputation and degenerating into a mere courtier. From Wordnik.com. [Fathers of Biology] Reference
Only in retrospect did I see that appearing weak and forgettable was the shrewdest disguise for a courtier sizing the throne. From Wordnik.com. [An Emigrant's Hopes For China] Reference
"It is the office of a courtier, Eccellentissimo; it befools a scholar," the Historical Secretary exclaimed with indignation. From Wordnik.com. [The Royal Pawn of Venice A Romance of Cyprus] Reference
She wrote in her memoir that she knew how to play the part of a courtier: "When it comes to flattery, lay it on with a trowel.". From Wordnik.com. [Ad Chief Crowned Hotel Queen] Reference
"But for your Majesty to put yourself in the king's power?" ventured a courtier, who wore a begemmed torsade and a cloak of Genoa velvet. From Wordnik.com. [Under the Rose] Reference
Although she received sympathy for the "awfulness" of her position inside the royal family, the courtier confirmed that the tape did exist. From Wordnik.com. [How It Ended: A Book's Intimate New Details] Reference
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